David Clyde "Dave" Thomas Obituary (1948

Mr. David "Dave" Clyde Thomas, age 78 of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on January 22, 1948 in Scottsburg, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Robert Melvin and Ruth Josephine Cummings Thomas. He was a 1967 graduate of Scottsburg High School in Scottsburg, Indiana. Dave served in the United States Army National Guard. After 33 years of service, he retired from Cummins Engine Company. On July 4, l992, he was united in marriage to Vealah C. Witt in Trimble County, Kentucky. She passed away on February 22, 2014. Dave died on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 5:09 p.m. at the River Terrace Health Campus in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Dave will be missed by his son, Shawn Thomas and his wife JeanAnn of Crothersville, Indiana; his daughters, Leslie Skirvin of Lexington, Indiana, and Joy Rudolph and her husband, David of Madison, Indiana; his sister, Cindy Sizemore (Kenneth Crase) of Jeffersonville, Indiana; his brother, Todd Thomas and his spouse Bob Rockey of Jeffersonville, Indiana; his grandchildren, Brianna Huttsell (Nick), Brendan Thomas, Mary Skirvin, and Frankie Skirvin; 8 great-grandchildren; his step nephew and close friend, Andrew Eldridge of Austin, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Melvin Thomas, died April 23, 2003, his mother, Josephine Thomas, his wife, Vealah C. Witt Short Thomas, died February 22, 2014, his brother, Rick Thomas and his son-in-law, Frank Skirvin. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor Mike Shuler at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Lick Branch Cemetery in Deputy, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to charity of the donor's choice. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation, Please Click Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of David Clyde "Dave" Thomas, please click here to visit our sympathy store.